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.htaccess
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the default name of Apache’s directory-level configuration file.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.htaccess>

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ACL
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Access Control List
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Blowfish
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a keyed, symmetric block cipher, designed in 1993 by Bruce Schneier.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowfish_(cipher)>

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Browser
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a software application that enables a user to display and interact with text, images, and other information typically located on a web page at a website on the World Wide Web.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser>

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bzip2
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a free software/open-source data compression algorithm and program developed by Julian Seward.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bzip2>

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CGI
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Common Gateway Interface is an important World Wide Web technology that +enables a client web browser to request data from a program executed on +the Web server.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Gateway_Interface>

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Changelog
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a log or record of changes made to a project.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changelog>

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Client
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a computer system that accesses a (remote) service on another computer by some kind of network.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client_(computing)>

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column
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a set of data values of a particularly simple type, one for each row of the table.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column_(database)>

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a packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then sent back by the browser each time it accesses that server.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie>

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CSV
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Comma-separated values

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values>

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DB
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look at database
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database
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an organized collection of data.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database>

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Engine
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look at storage engines
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extension
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a PHP module that extends PHP with additional functionality.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_extension>

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FAQ
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Frequently Asked Questions is a list of commonly asked question and there +answers.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAQ>

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Field
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one part of divided data/columns.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_(computer_science)>

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foreign key
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a column or group of columns in a database row that points to a key column +or group of columns forming a key of another database row in some +(usually different) table.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_key>

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GD
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Graphics Library by Thomas Boutell and others for dynamically manipulating images.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GD_Graphics_Library>

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GD2
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look at gd
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gzip
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gzip is short for GNU zip, a GNU free software file compression program.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gzip>

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host
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any machine connected to a computer network, a node that has a hostname.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host>

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hostname
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the unique name by which a network-attached device is known on a network.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostname>

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HTTP
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HyperText Transfer Protocol is the primary method used to transfer or +convey information on the World Wide Web.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperText_Transfer_Protocol>

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https
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a HTTP-connection with additional security measures.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Https:_URI_scheme>

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IEC
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International Electrotechnical Commission
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IIS
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Internet Information Services is a set of Internet-based services for +servers using Microsoft Windows.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Information_Services>

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Index
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a feature that allows quick access to the rows in a table.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_(database)>

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IP
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Internet Protocol is a data-oriented protocol used by source and +destination hosts for communicating data across a packet-switched +internetwork.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Protocol>

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IP Address
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a unique number that devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a network utilizing the Internet Protocol standard.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_Address>

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IPv6
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IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is the latest revision of the +Internet Protocol (IP), designed to deal with the +long-anticipated problem of its predecessor IPv4 running out of addresses.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6>

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ISAPI
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Internet Server Application Programming Interface is the API of Internet Information Services (IIS).

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISAPI>

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ISP
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An Internet service provider is a business or organization that offers users +access to the Internet and related services.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISP>

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ISO
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International Standards Organisation
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JPEG
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a most commonly used standard method of lossy compression for photographic images.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG>

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JPG
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look at jpeg
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Key
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look at index
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LATEX
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a document preparation system for the TEX typesetting program.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX>

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Mac
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Apple Macintosh is a line of personal computers is designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed by Apple Computer.

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. seealso:: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac>

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Mac OS X
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the operating system which is included with all currently shipping Apple Macintosh computers in the consumer and professional markets.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X>

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mbstring
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The PHP mbstring functions provide support for languages represented by multi-byte character sets, most notably UTF-8.

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If you have troubles installing this extension, please follow 1.20 I receive an error about missing mysqli and mysql extensions., it provides useful hints.

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<https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.mbstring.php>

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MCrypt
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a cryptographic library.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCrypt>

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mcrypt
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the MCrypt PHP extension.

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<https://www.php.net/mcrypt>

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Media type
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A media type (formerly known as MIME type) is a two-part identifier +for file formats and format contents transmitted on the Internet.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_type>

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MIME
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Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions is +an Internet Standard for the format of e-mail.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIME>

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module
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some sort of extension for the Apache Webserver.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_HTTP_Server>

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mod_proxy_fcgi
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an Apache module implementing a Fast CGI interface; PHP can be run as a CGI module, FastCGI, or +directly as an Apache module.
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MySQL
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a multithreaded, multi-user, SQL (Structured Query Language) Database Management System (DBMS).

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL>

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mysqli
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the improved MySQL client PHP extension.

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<https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.mysqli.php>

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mysql
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the MySQL client PHP extension.

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<https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.mysql.php>

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OpenDocument
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an open standard for office documents.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument>

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OS X
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look at Mac OS X.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X>

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PDF
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Portable Document Format is a file format developed by Adobe Systems for +representing two-dimensional documents in a device-independent and +resolution-independent format.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format>

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PEAR
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the PHP Extension and Application Repository.

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<https://pear.php.net/>

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PCRE
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Perl Compatible Regular Expressions is the perl-compatible regular +expression functions for PHP

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<https://www.php.net/pcre>

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PHP
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short for “PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor”, is an open-source, reflective +programming language used mainly for developing server-side applications +and dynamic web content, and more recently, a broader range of software +applications.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP>

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port
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a connection through which data is sent and received.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_(computing)>

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primary key
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A primary key is an index over one or more fields in a table with +unique values for every single row in this table. Every table should have +a primary key for easier accessing/identifying data in this table. There +can only be one primary key per table and it is named always PRIMARY. +In fact, a primary key is just an unique key with the name +PRIMARY. If no primary key is defined MySQL will use first unique +key as primary key if there is one.

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You can create the primary key when creating the table (in phpMyAdmin +just check the primary key radio buttons for each field you wish to be +part of the primary key).

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You can also add a primary key to an existing table with ALTER TABLE +or CREATE INDEX (in phpMyAdmin you can just click on ‘add index’ on +the table structure page below the listed fields).

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RFC
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Request for Comments (RFC) documents are a series of memoranda +encompassing new research, innovations, and methodologies applicable to +Internet technologies.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Request_for_Comments>

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RFC 1952
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GZIP file format specification version 4.3

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RFC 1952

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Row (record, tuple)
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represents a single, implicitly structured data item in a table.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Row_(database)>

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Server
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a computer system that provides services to other computing systems over a network.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_(computing)>

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Storage Engines
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MySQL can use several different formats for storing data on disk, these +are called storage engines or table types. phpMyAdmin allows a user to +change their storage engine for a particular table through the operations +tab.

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Common table types are InnoDB and MyISAM, though many others exist and +may be desirable in some situations.

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<https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/storage-engines.html>

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socket
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a form of inter-process communication.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_domain_socket>

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SSL
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Secure Sockets Layer is a cryptographic protocol which provides secure +communication on the Internet.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer>

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Stored procedure
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a subroutine available to applications accessing a relational database system

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stored_procedure>

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SQL
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Structured Query Language

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL>

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table
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a set of data elements (cells) that is organized, defined and stored as +horizontal rows and vertical columns where each item can be uniquely +identified by a label or key or by it’s position in relation to other +items.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_(database)>

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tar
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a type of archive file format: the Tape ARchive format.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_(file_format)>

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TCP
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Transmission Control Protocol is one of the core protocols of the +Internet protocol suite.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP>

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TCPDF
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PHP library to generate PDF files.

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<https://tcpdf.org/>

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trigger
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a procedural code that is automatically executed in response to certain events on a particular table or view in a database

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_trigger>

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unique key
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A unique key is an index over one or more fields in a table which has a +unique value for each row. The first unique key will be treated as +primary key if there is no primary key defined.
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URL
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Uniform Resource Locator is a sequence of characters, conforming to a +standardized format, that is used for referring to resources, such as +documents and images on the Internet, by their location.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL>

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Webserver
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A computer (program) that is responsible for accepting HTTP requests from clients and serving them Web pages.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webserver>

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XML
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Extensible Markup Language is a W3C-recommended general-purpose markup +language for creating special-purpose markup languages, capable of +describing many different kinds of data.

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML>

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ZIP
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a popular data compression and archival format.

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See also

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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_(file_format)>

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zlib
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an open-source, cross-platform data compression library by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler.

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